Word Counter

Words are found by trimming the text and splitting on any run of whitespace, so a hyphenated term such as "part-time" registers as a single word, and a numeral like "2024" counts the same as any other word. The character count is the raw length of the text including spaces and line breaks; the "no spaces" figure removes every whitespace character before counting.

Sentences are detected by matching stretches of text that end in terminal punctuation — a period, question mark or exclamation mark — so the count follows punctuation rather than grammar. Paragraphs are the non-empty blocks left after splitting on line breaks. The reading figure divides the word total by 200 words per minute and rounds up, so even a one-line note shows at least one minute.

• If you only care about characters, ignore the word figure — pasting code or a URL inflates the word count because slashes and symbols sit between whitespace.
• Trailing spaces and blank lines still add to the character total, so trim them if you are measuring against a strict limit.
• For meta descriptions, aim to keep the visible text near 150–160 characters; Google measures pixel width, not characters, so treat any character target as a guide rather than a hard rule.
• Reading time is a rough planning number — pair it with the word count when you brief a writer rather than quoting it as a promise to readers.

The counter reports length, never quality. It cannot tell you whether a sentence reads well, whether the facts are right, whether the writing is original, or whether it will rank — those are judgements only a person can make. Reading time is an average pace that faster or slower readers will not match exactly.

Everything runs in your browser. The text you paste is counted on your own device and is never uploaded to a server, so you can safely measure private drafts, client copy or unpublished content.